Masaka District

by February 17, 2018

The access rates in Masaka vary from 51 % in Kyesiiga Sub-County to 95 % in Kabonera Sub-County.
Masaka has 697 domestic water points which serve a total of 228,866 people – 166,372 in rural areas.
144 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned.
Masaka has 1 piped schemes.

Access

72%

Rural Functionality

79%

Equity

63

Management

77%

Gender

58%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50

250

1,000

2,000

100

500

1,500

NYNNyendo/Ssenyange4,103

Nyendo/Ssenyange
Population 4,103

BKKBukakata99

Bukakata
Population 99

BWNBuwunga246

Buwunga
Population 246

KBNKabonera413

Kabonera
Population 413

KYNKyannamukaaka201

Kyannamukaaka
Population 201

MKNMukungwe384

Mukungwe
Population 384

KTWKatwe/Butego1,921

Katwe/Butego
Population 1,921

KMNKimaanya/Kyabakuza2,559

Kimaanya/Kyabakuza
Population 2,559

KYSKyesiiga175

Kyesiiga
Population 175

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 %

60 %

40 %

80 %

Total Access72 %

Rural Access80 %

Urban Access56 %

BKKBukakata
95 %

Bukakata
Population Served 18,109

BWNBuwunga
95 %

Buwunga
Population Served 43,056

KBNKabonera
95 %

Kabonera
Population Served 33,617

KMNKimaanya/Kyabakuza
NWSC

Kimaanya/Kyabakuza
Population Served NWSC

KTWKatwe/Butego
NWSC

Katwe/Butego
Population Served NWSC

KYNKyannamukaaka
80 %

Kyannamukaaka
Population Served 26,956

KYSKyesiiga
51 %

Kyesiiga
Population Served 13,499

MKNMukungwe
65 %

Mukungwe
Population Served 31,130

NYNNyendo/Ssenyange
NWSC

Nyendo/Ssenyange
Population Served NWSC

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %

80 %

70 %

90 %

Rural Functionality79 %

Urban Functionality100 %

BKKBukakata
77 %

Bukakata
Functional Sources NWSC

BWNBuwunga
86 %

Buwunga
Functional Sources NWSC

KBNKabonera
70 %

Kabonera
Functional Sources NWSC

KMNKimaanya/Kyabakuza
NWSC

Kimaanya/Kyabakuza
Functional Sources NWSC

KTWKatwe/Butego
NWSC

Katwe/Butego
Functional Sources NWSC

KYNKyannamukaaka
88 %

Kyannamukaaka
Functional Sources NWSC

KYSKyesiiga
81 %

Kyesiiga
Functional Sources NWSC

MKNMukungwe
72 %

Mukungwe
Functional Sources NWSC

NYNNyendo/Ssenyange
NWSC

Nyendo/Ssenyange
Functional Sources NWSC

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.